Excavating supervisor vs crew supervisor

The differences between excavating supervisors and crew supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both an excavating supervisor and a crew supervisor. Additionally, an excavating supervisor has an average salary of $66,292, which is higher than the $41,760 average annual salary of a crew supervisor.

The top three skills for an excavating supervisor include equipment operators, and . The most important skills for a crew supervisor are safety procedures, CDL, and mowing.

Excavating supervisor vs crew supervisor overview

	Excavating Supervisor	Crew Supervisor
Yearly salary	$66,292	$41,760
Hourly rate	$31.87	$20.08
Growth rate	-	18%
Number of jobs	4,602	68,330
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Excavating supervisor vs crew supervisor salary

Excavating supervisors and crew supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Excavating Supervisor	Crew Supervisor
Average salary	$66,292	$41,760
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $111,000	Between $30,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Hill International
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between excavating supervisor and crew supervisor education

There are a few differences between an excavating supervisor and a crew supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Excavating Supervisor	Crew Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Anthropology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Excavating supervisor vs crew supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between excavating supervisors' and crew supervisors' demographics:

	Excavating Supervisor	Crew Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 92.3% Female, 7.7%	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 1.3% White, 71.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 5.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 1.4% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between excavating supervisor and crew supervisor duties and responsibilities

Excavating supervisor example responsibilities.

Maintain all accounting and payroll for small business and manage all small business operations including marketing.
Fill out JHA's, and conduct safety meetings, and tool box talks.
Operate power construction equipment such as motor graders, bulldozers, shovels, tractors, front-end loaders and trenching machines.
Job coordinator and estimator, responsible for applying and acquiring city permits for plumbing projects in insurance restoration and renovation.
Specialize in concrete flat work, CMU block, form work, layout, equipment operator, and job supervisory responsibility.

Crew supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage and perform all excavations.
Maintain procedural hierarchy and chain of command.
Operate a bobcat and excavator to complete job tasks.
Provide technical support of all as-built data and field sketches to drafting.
Ensure pre-operational checks of firefighting equipment are in safe and working order.
Dig ditches and level earth to grade specification by using a pick and shovel.

Excavating supervisor vs crew supervisor skills

Common excavating supervisor skills

Equipment Operators, 100%

Common crew supervisor skills

Safety Procedures, 22%
CDL, 6%
Mowing, 5%
Payroll, 4%
Safety Standards, 4%
CPR, 3%

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